Actor-Comedian Jo Koy Joins ‘Here Lies Love’ Broadway Producing Team
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Stand-up comedian and Easter Sunday actor Jo Koy has joined the Broadway producing team of the David Byrne-Fatboy Slim musical Here Lies Love ahead of the show’s first preview performance on Saturday, June 17. “Here Lies Love is a celebration of Filipino culture,” Koy said in a statement, “and I’m so honored to be a part of this groundbreaking musical.
For the first time, Broadway will get to see what we have always known, that Filipinos are some of the most talented entertainers.” Using a dance club setting, Here Lies Love tells the story of Imelda Marcos’ rise to power and subsequent fall at the hands of the Philippine People Power Revolution.
A portion of the Broadway Theatre has been refashioned as a dance club, with part of the audience immersed in the environment.
Following its June 17 preview, Here Lies Love has an official opening at the Broadway on Thursday, July 20. Conceived by composers Byrne and Fatboy Slim (with lyrics by Byrne, and additional music by Tom Gandey and J Pardo), the musical was developed and is directed by Alex Timbers, with choreography by Annie-B Parson.
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